Links of Killarow (The)

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 Theme code Index    5H1H3H2H 3H5H3H2H
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 15
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1822
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Links of Killarow, The M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 15) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C a2|g2e2c2g2 efge d3f|e3cg3c e2d2d2a2|g2e2c2g2 e3gd3B|c2A2G2E2 CCC2 C2:| |:F2|E3Gc3G A3Gc3G|E3Gc3G A2D2D2F2|E3Gc3G A2G2A2a2|g2f2e2d2 ccc2 c2:|


X:1 T:Links of Killarow, The M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1844, p. 62) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C a|gecg e/f/g/e/ d>f|e>cg>c edda|gecg e>gd>B|cAGE C/C/C C:| |:F|E>Gc>G A>Gc>G|E>Gc>G ADDF|E>Gc>G AGAa|gfed c/c/c c:|